Sindhubaadh movie review: Vijay Sethupathi is wasted in this unimpressive and tedious action drama

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Sindhubaadh movie cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Anjali, Surya
Sindhubaadh movie director: SU Arun Kumar
Sindhubaadh movie rating: 2 stars

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Midway through Sindhubaadh, Thiru (Vijay Sethupathi) and Super (the actors real-life son, Surya) go blank as they search for Venba (Anjali). As an audience, you experience a similar feeling. You dont understand why certain absurd things happen in the film that somewhat starts on a promising and realistic note. For example, there is a shot where Thiru jumps from one building to another. He doesnt tumble down or misstep. Like a superhero, in a single attempt, he flies and lands safely on the ground. It doesnt look awkward, say, if Vijay does a Superman—because we are used to seeing him do stunts; but not Vijay Sethupathi.

Sindhubaadh marks the third collaboration of Vijay Sethupathi and Arun Kumar after Pannaiyaarum Padminiyum and Sethupathi. Having watched those two films, I can tell you subtlety is clearly Aruns forte and he is quite good at handling both human relationships and humour. The first twenty minutes of Sindhubaadh was engaging but doesnt set the tone for the rest of the film. In the initial scenes, we are shown Thiru as a careless guy. Remember the scene where he plays carrom as he devours an ice cream? Suddenly, that lethargic petty thief transforms into a different person and travels across Thailand and Malaysia. There is nothing wrong about the transformation, but it hasnt been justified enough on the screen. The change doesnt happen organically. Do you get it?

Scenes between Thiru and Venba, in the first half, are delightful to watch. Thiru stalks Venba, but you know what happens in the end… Like any other Tamil heroine, this character also ends up “falling in love” with the hero. But I liked this particular scene where unexpectedly Thiru ties thaali on Venba in the airport. Its beautiful. That would have been odd if it were placed in some other film. Watch out for Anjalis expressions. In some places, she does score more than Vijay Sethupathi.

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Venba is kidnapped and Thiru saves her. Thats the crux of Sindhubaadh. (similar to the famous adventure tale of Sindbad, the Sailor). A clueless Thiru travels across countries and finds Venba—not only rescues her but also the other women, involved in skin trafficking. Simply put, Vijay Sethupathi vaguely does what Vijay did in Velayudham towards the climax. I am not saying he hasnt reached the point where he can show mass like Vijay and Ajith, but you cant buy it easily. Vijay Sethupathi has spoilt uRead More – Source